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Accepting God’s Peace and Happiness

Robert: Today we read A Course in Miracles, Workbook Lesson 65, “My only function is the one God gave me.” In the world that function is to forgive, to let go of all belief that any forms have meaning. In the previous lesson we were told that everything the body’s eyes show us is a temptation to abandon God. That is the purpose given the body by the ego.

But if I accept the function given me by God, I am accepting the Holy Spirit’s purpose for everything the body’s eyes show me. With this purpose every image becomes an opportunity to forgive and extend Love. Since Love always brings joy with It, fulfilling my function is the way to be happy.

To fulfill my function I must let go of all my judgments and let the Holy Spirit judge on my behalf. His judgment is always simple: Only Love, and hence, only innocence is real. The more I accept the Holy Spirit’s judgment for all things, the happier I will be. The statement, “Would you rather be right or happy?” could also be said as, “Would you rather hold on to your judgments or let them go?” Letting go of our judgments is how we accept happiness.

I would rather be happy. Today I dedicate to the practice of stepping back, stepping aside and letting the Holy Spirit decide on my behalf what everything means. I choose to be willing to see the loving Son of God and disregard the dark images the ego offers. This is how I will learn to recognize and accept my Self.


Mary:
Today my job is to surrender all my thoughts to God’s peace. My job is to accept God’s peace today and extend it to the world.

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Joining in Love

Robert:
Yesterday we went to view several properties that we thought might serve Pathways of Light and Holy Spirit’s plan. We were directed by Spirit to use the day as an opportunity to join in Love with everyone we met. It was a truly remarkable day with a feeling of joy and blessing as we met with realtors and property owners. With each one there was sense of loving connection. My sister and her husband joined us. This too was a joining in Love.

The second property we visited is unfinished. It is owned by a contractor and his wife who built it with an attitude of giving. It was intended to be not only a place where they would live, but also a place that could serve as a retreat for missionaries on leave where they could rest and rejuvenate. They were building it out of a desire to give and serve. This property may be the future location of Pathways of Light. But whether or not it is, the day was a success because it was a day of joining in Love.


Mary:
This morning, as I go to Spirit, I am reminded again that we are being carried. I am reminded that we need not be concerned with how all these steps along the way will unfold. I am asked to relax and trust that Holy Spirit’s plan is unfolding perfectly. I am being asked once again to let go of the past and the future and stay in the present, where the Holy Spirit is. The Holy Spirit gently reminds me that the eternal now is all there really is. I am gently asked to rest in God once again. It is here where all my true answers lie. It is here where eternal peace is found.

I am being asked to lay down all my concerns. Rather, I am reminded to ask, “What is my function right now? How am I to serve right now?” If I am truly willing to let my mind quiet, the Holy Spirit will lift the veil and we will have a laugh together. It becomes very clear that nothing but Love has ever been. All is well.

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Step Back, Listen and Follow

Holy Spirit to Robert:
Make no decisions on your own. You have been told this often. It bears repeating because it is the key to awakening. When you believe you are on your own, you make decisions with the ego because you believe in the ego. When you choose instead to make decisions with the Holy Spirit, you are choosing to let truth be your guide. You are choosing to disregard illusions and to value truth instead.

When it appears that you have a decision to make in the world, step back. Settle into peace and open your heart and mind to the voice of your true Self. Your true Self will make clear to you what is meaningful and what is meaningless. It will show you what serves awakening and what diverts you onto meaningless journeys. All you need do is step back, listen and follow. Practice this today.


Holy Spirit to Mary:
Practice letting yourself be carried today. Practice remembering you know nothing on your own. Practice thinking of your life as a movie that you are experiencing today. Watch the movie holding Holy Spirit’s Hand. Let the Holy Spirit show you the truth behind the movie, behind the illusions of separate forms.

Let the Holy Spirit lift the veil and show you the Light in everyone you see today. As you see the Light in everyone, you are seeing the truth. O happy day!

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Walk in Love and Extend Peace

Holy Spirit to Robert:
Remember, every moment is an opportunity to join in Love. It does not matter what appears to be happening around you. Whether there is the appearance of lovelessness or Love, the only response called for is to extend Love. Nothing else matters. As you recognize this, you walk in peace. Nothing can disturb your quiet mind. You live in joy because there is no greater happiness than remembering you are one with your brother and your Source.

Walk in Love today by opening your heart and mind to Love’s extension through you to all. Thus will you bless and be blessed.


Holy Spirit to Mary:
Remember you are blessed. In this place of remembering your blessings, you see that everyone is blessed. Because you carry the awareness that you are blessed, you only want to extend blessing. Extend the blessing by blessing everyone.

There is great joy in this remembering. You remember that in truth you have it all. You have all that is important. And because you have it all, you share it all. In this state of mind, there is no sense of loss. There is only the awareness of the abundance of God’s Love. Peace is yours and you would keep your peace by extending peace.

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Gratitude

From Robert and Mary:
On this day dedicated to giving thanks, let us join together in giving thanks that we are still pure Love, as God created us. Together we are the one Spirit of Love. We are the Love that is everywhere. We are thankful that only this is true.

The ego could be called the epitome of ingratitude. It is the refusal to accept God’s gift of eternal Love and perfect peace. We are grateful to now have the means to recognize the ego’s empty substitutes for what they are. We are grateful that despite our denial of God, God has not denied us. His Love remains undisturbed and so it is still ours to claim simply by accepting It. Thank you God. We love you God.

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Your Pathway to Freedom

Holy Spirit to Robert:
Look lovingly on your brother for he represents your Self. When you see him through the eyes of Love, you join with your Self and remember Who you are. Your brother is not the image of a body. Your brother is not the body’s behavior nor the words the body seems to speak.

Learn to not interpret any appearance on your own. Let the Holy Spirit, Who represents your Self, interpret on your behalf. He will show you the truth that lies beyond the appearances of form. He will show you the changeless Love that is your brother and your Self.

Let this day be a day of making no interpretations on your own. Be vigilant for the lack of peace that is a symptom that you are attempting to interpret by yourself. Then return your mind to the Holy Spirit’s interpretation. This is how you will find peace. This is how you will return to the memory of your Home.


Holy Spirit to Mary:
Let today be a day of practicing letting the Holy Spirit raise you above the battleground. As you allow the Holy Spirit to be in charge of your mind, you are brought to an awareness that only Love is real. You are brought to an awareness of your barriers to Love, and together with Holy Spirit they are forgiven. This forgiving process makes way for a different kind of vision. You are brought to Christ’s Vision, which sees past specialness to the oneness that is always really there.

Let today be a day of practice. Let the Holy Spirit be in charge of your seeing. Let yourself be vigilant today to see as the Holy Spirit sees. It is worth the effort. It is your pathway to freedom. Herein lies your peace and eternal happiness.

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God’s Ocean of Love

Robert:
When I become aware of someone who is determined to hang on to their judgments, it’s not my job to help them get over it. If I think it is, it’s my job to get over thinking I need to fix them. It’s the same error.

Judgment brings with it the thought of harm. Not only does it perceive harm but it also includes the thought that harm in return is an appropriate defense. All this is based on the false idea that the Son of God is a body, vulnerable to harm. So the urge to fix is a sign that I need a perception adjustment — I need mind healing.

The appearance of some other person judging is simply a reflection of my own need to forgive. That is the only meaningful purpose of time in this world. So the helpful response to this perception is to offer it to the Holy Spirit, to ask for His help in letting it go and to be grateful that the Holy Spirit is there to help me. Thank you God. I love you God.


Mary:
As I go to Spirit this morning I simply get the words, relax, relax, relax. I am being brought into a process of letting go which includes letting go of all tension in the body, including the little muscles around the eyes, the muscles in the jaw, shoulders and hands.

Now the idea of accepting peace is there very gently in the background. I realize I am being invited to accept the pure peace of God that goes beyond the understanding found in the world. There is profound quietness here. I take in the quietness and rest a while. I let everything melt away.

The idea that I, which includes everyone, am in God’s ocean of Love is there in my mind. This ocean of Love holds everyone safe, no matter what they are dreaming. This idea of safety is very strong. It’s a knowing that is not in words. It is just felt. I soak in this feeling of safety and I receive the guidance to carry this feeling with me all through the day. Everyone is immersed in God’s ocean of peace and Love. Everyone is safe, no matter what dreams may come.

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